TOTTENHAM supporters hailed goalscorer Brennan Johnson as he paid a special tribute to an injured team-mate with his celebration.
The 22-year-old arrived in North London from Nottingham Forest in a £47.5m move this summer.
The Welsh international impressed on his first start for the club in their draw at Arsenal but suffered a hamstring strain in the clash.
That led to a spell on the sidelines, but after a number of appearances off the bench, he returned to the starting line-up for Monday’s bonkers 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea.
Unfortunately for him, that outing did not last long as he was subbed off following Cristian Romero’s first half red card.
However, Johnson was named in the Spurs team to face Wolves at Molineux today and he did not take long to make an impact.
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With just three minutes on the clock, Johnson guided home a Pedro Porro cut-back to fire Ange Postecoglou’s side into the lead – but it was his celebration that set tongues wagging.
He raced away with Porro before paying tribute to fellow Spurs star James Maddison – who was this week confirmed to be sidelined with an ankle injury until the New Year.
Johnson performed the England international’s signature darts throw celebration in a clear message of support for his pal – although Spurs were eventually beaten 2-1 after a late Wolves comeback.
And fans watching at home quickly took to social media to hail the goalscorer’s gesture.
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“I love the celebration by Brennan Johnson for that Spurs goal,” wrote one before adding: “James Maddison may be injured but he’s not forgotten…”
“What a great gesture,” said another supporter.
While a fellow social media user commented: “It just shows the brotherhood Ange has installed in the squad.”
That was Johnson’s first goal for the club, and Tottenham will be hoping he can keep producing the goods in Maddison’s absence.
The ex-Leicester City attacker suffered the blow against Chelsea.
The 26-year-old was substituted in the first half after picking up a problem with his ankle.
Fears of the severity of the damage seemed to have been allayed when England boss Gareth Southgate named him in his latest squad when he announced it on Thursday.
However, Tottenham announced earlier that Maddison has withdrawn from Three Lions duty before Postecoglou confirmed the grim news.
He said: “Madders a lot worse than we first thought. Was bad the next day. Again into the New Year with him.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
